Discus fish in my opinion are one of the most beautiful fish to have in your aquarium, they do prefer to be in groups of 4 – 6 and it is best to make sure you have gravel, pieces or wood and plants in your tank. Discus are native to the waters of the Amazon and can be sensitive to their environment and you want to replicate their natural environment as much as possible.

Here is a great example of a discus fish aquarium.

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So, in order to start caring for discus fish and breeding them, you need to purchase three to four health discus fish from a store or a local dealer who has a good reputation. Learn about the normal water temperature they are used to and the types of food the discus are accustomed to eating. As discus fish are hesitant regarding their changing diets, you should ideally stick to the same food as they had been fed initially. To start caring for discus fish you need to prepare the aquarium and maintain the same water temperature matching to what the fish were coming from. You need to give them around half and hour to one hour to explore and search their new home before they settle down. After a while you should give them a little food and keep the water temperature maintained taking care the water remains clear with the limited quantity of food given. You need to change one third to nearly half the water of the aquarium weekly, making sure the water that is added is similar in temperature to the water present in the tank. The chlorine from the water is should be removed.

A breeding pair which is ‘happy’ will lay eggs weekly for about four months. Normally the discus fish go through two of such spawning cycles in a year’s time. The male fertilizes the 80-400 eggs laid by the female, with the eggs taking around 48-60 hours to hatch and 60-72 hours before they are freely swimming. So, once you start caring for discus fish, you will realize it is a rewarding hobby!